Description

Frank Herbert: DuneFirst Edition.
(Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965), first edition, first printing,
412 pages, baby blue boards with white lettering on spine, 8vo (6"
x 9.25"), first edition dust jacket (in protective Mylar).
Herbert's ecology-conscious interstellar opus has sold over ten
million copies since 1965, establishing it as the best-selling
science fiction novel ever published, and spawning a vast number of
sequels. The story of Paul Atreides and his family's political
struggles on planet Arrakis was the joint winner of the 1966 Hugo
Award and the winner of the first Nebula Award for Best Novel in
1965. A 1975 poll of Locus magazine readers chose
Dune as the "all-time best science-fiction novel". And
Dune's influence on popular culture can be seen in a number
of subsequent works, such as Star Trek,Star Wars,The Matrix films, and Robert Jordan's The Wheel of
Time series, among many others. This copy of the first printing
of the first edition of Dune comes housed in a gorgeous
Heritage Bindery banded quarter leather slipcase with blue marbled
boards. The book itself is in fine condition, with only minimal
wear to the edges of the dust jacket. The binding is tight; the
text block is very clean, and does not appear to have ever been
read! A rare opportunity to obtain a pristine copy of Herbert's
masterpiece in its very first published form. From the Ventura
Collection.

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